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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: stainesy on 18 May 2012, 14:15
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ok what i want to no is what could be the cause of a hot oil smell?
my car runs drives fine and there is no running issues at all and all is good.
but when driving the car. if i pull up in traffic engine runing waiting to go or if i stop sometime after driving a wile i get a smell of like hot or warm oil in the cab.
any ideas?
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Rocker cover gasket lack?
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Rocker cover gasket lack?
actuly you saying that there is a small leak on the right hand end of the block as you look at engine from the front coming from the rocker cover gasket.
is that what it is?
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Split breather pipes is highly likely.
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It will be the rocker cover gasket, same thing happened to mine. They tend to perish around the semi circle area at each end. Not expensive to get a genuine VW one, 20 quid rings a bell.
If it's a split breather hose as Mr wronghorse suggests then they are more pricey. The air pipe breather hose from the rocker cover cost me nearly 50 quid from VW :sad:
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yeah that is where mine is leaking from. on the right hand end as you look from the front.
i will change that first.
cheers peeps :wink:
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Which engine do you have?
Got a good as new pipe lieing round from my 2.0, taken it off when I scrapped it cos I replaced it about a year ago before moving to the UK (VW Finland - almost 100€) Fits most 2.0 engines... Let me have you engine letters and I can confirm
Here's a link:
http://www.motor-talk.de/marktplatz/kurbelgehaeuseentlueftung-golf-3-passat-35i-2-0-aba-2e-t3876451.html
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The 1.8L / 2.0L engines are prone to leaking from the rocker cover gasket and the oil sits on the intake manifold as a puddle, then dribbles on the exhuast manifold and lets off a big puff of stinkey smoke! The 2.0L just dribbles straight on the manifold and smells.
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I know these leak, replaced both on my 2.0 2E and 1.8 AAM....
even done a how-to ;)
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=229781
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mine done the same mate just change gasket an sorted it. :smiley:
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Rocker cover gasket lack?
and the award for spelling goes too!!!!!! :laugh: :embarassed:
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Rocker cover gasket lack?
and the award for spelling goes too!!!!!! :laugh: :embarassed:
:grin:
i did wonder what it ment but thought it may have been a technical word for something so didnt ask :grin:
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yeah my moneys on the rocker cover & or the breather hose,
just picked up a 99 plate mk4 1.8 20v for £500, the guy said it was burning oil bad an it had this problem, i arrived, started it, lifted the bonnet spotted the problem & handed over the cash took it home, spent £25 on a second hand rad & new breather pipe from euro's then the nipped up the rocker gasket ..... runs sweet as a nut now oil smell gone...... pmsl.... mum loves her new mk4..... gota love a bargain...
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I put a bit of gasket sealant on mine all the way round and that sorted it.
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yeah my moneys on the rocker cover & or the breather hose,
just picked up a 99 plate mk4 1.8 20v for £500, the guy said it was burning oil bad an it had this problem, i arrived, started it, lifted the bonnet spotted the problem & handed over the cash took it home, spent £25 on a second hand rad & new breather pipe from euro's then the nipped up the rocker gasket ..... runs sweet as a nut now oil smell gone...... pmsl.... mum loves her new mk4..... gota love a bargain...
nice :cool:
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Check all your breather hoses.